Readers have said they believe the Caernarfon Castle 'Weeping Window' exhibition looks like a dragon's claw, but artist Paul Cummins says that was 'a happy accident' (Image: Getty Images)

The artist behind Caernarfon ’s hugely popular ‘Weeping Window’ poppy exhibition has said there is a historical twist to how it ended up accidentally looking like a dragon’s foot.

Paul Cummins said there was an element of fate in the way the ceramic flowers had been arranged. According to the artist, whose exhibition commemorating the 886,000 people who died on the front line during the First World War was previously exhibited at the Tower of London, it was a “happy accident” that it ended up looking like the mythical creature’s claw.

Speaking to the Daily Post, Mr Cummins said: “It wasn’t planned. What happened was on the last day, when they were planting the last ones, it was a bit of a rush, and there archaeological things on the site that meant we were not allowed to spike in certain places.

"You can only go down a few inches in certain places, so we had to go round those places. It’s just fate.”

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While close to 900,000 cermanic poppies were originally made for the exhibition, around 6,000 of them are on display in Caernarfon, cascading from the ramparts to the ground below.

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Last year, archaeologists discovered numerous artefacts around the Kings Gate entrance to the castle, including muskets, animal bones and a piece of Roman pottery. It is believed there may be other treasures yet to be unearthed.

The artwork has also been exhibited in the Orkneys, in Yorkshire and Liverpool, and is due to visit six destinations next year.

But Mr Cummins said he believed Caernarfon was a great location for the work because of its similarities with the Tower of London.

The exhibition remains in Caernarfon until November 20, and is expected to attract around 3,000 visitors a day.

CAERNARFON, WALES - OCTOBER 10: The poppy sculpture Weeping Window opens at Caernarfon Castle as part of a UK-wide tour organised by 14-18 NOW on October 10, 2016 in Caernarfon, Wales. 'Weeping Window' is part of 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper. The full installation of 888,246 ceramic poppies, one to honour every death in the British and Colonial forces of the First World War, was on display at the Tower of London in 2014. Artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper preview the finished installation before it opens to the public on 11th October, 2016. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images for 14-18 NOW) (Image: Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images)